Brantley County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 12-2 to the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Purple Hurricane this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-4 last Tuesday.
Brantley County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Howell, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Howell a new career-high.
Brantley County's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Fitzgerald, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6.
While Brantley County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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